Across
- 4. Cooked on a grill or rack by a heat source from above
- 7. Things we get from food that help us grow and stay alive
- 8. An alkaline chemical element, in relation to food, usually refers to salts
- 10. A creamy sauce made of butter, egg yolks, lemon juice and other ingredients
- 11. Organic substances either made by the body or found in foods. Small amounts are essential for the regulation of metabolism and normal growth and functioning of the body
- 14. Something that blocks, hinders or gets in the way
- 15. A nutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that provided the body’s preferred form of energy
- 16. Taking in, the amount taken in
- 17. A waxy fat made by the body and an essential part of cell membranes; high levels in the blood can lead to heart disease
- 18. Moistened with melted butter, drippings, while being cooked
- 19. The study of the diet-what a person eats-and health
- 20. A food eaten between meals
- 21. A nutrient that is the body’s second major source of energy and the preferred means of storing energy
- 22. The overall combination of food and drink a person consumes over time
Down
- 1. Baked with milk sauce and bread crumbs
- 2. A unit for measuring the energy produced by food when it is metabolized in the body
- 3. Any liquid for drinking
- 5. Inorganic compounds that play a role in human health
- 6. A nutrient made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, whose major function is the growth, maintenance and repair of body tissues
- 7. A specialist in diet and health
- 9. The process by which the body uses food to release energy and uses the energy to build and repair tissues
- 12. Cooked on a grill over a heat source
- 13. Group A collection of foods that share similar nutritional properties or biological classifications. Nutrition guides recommend daily servings of each food group for a healthy diet
- 21. Plant food components, including plan cell walls, pectins, gums and brans, that the body cannot digest